Guys, can i add a money plant in tank of size 24*15*12 having 1 goldfish & 2 shubunkin fishes with UG filter. Moneyplant can b grown in water alone as wel as in black soil (farm soil)? wil this keep my fishes safe?

Money plant is a terrestrial plant. It might survive for some time, but later it will rot. You can keep the roots in your aquarium and let the plant grow outside. When there are lots of aquatic plants without substrate, like Anubias, Moss and ferns(technically not exactly plants) why do you want to grow money plant?

Money plant is a terrestrial plant. It might survive for some time, but later it will rot. You can keep the roots in your aquarium and let the plant grow outside. When there are lots of aquatic plants without substrate, like Anubias, Moss and ferns(technically not exactly plants) why do you want to grow money plant?

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Hi Nayak,

Even I was thinking of using either money plant or chines bamboo to cycle nitrate and ammonia..

Kapa, what Nayak is trying to say is that money plants are not suitable for aquariums.

what exactly is your aim with having plants in your aquarium? Whether you want to have a proper fully planted tank, or whether you want to provide some sort of shelter for your fishes, or whether you breed fish & you're trying to protect the fry? There are many reasons why people have plants in their tanks. What is yours?

According to your needs, you can select plants. There are tens of species to choose from depending on your goal and the kind of fish you have.

So, as I keep harping over & over again... please provide all possible details regarding your tank & fishes and your goals, so people can help better.

I want plants which do not require substrate. And i want add them for decorative purpose also as a shelter. I have 3 tanks. 1)24*15*12 having UG filtr. Contains 1 goldfis, 2 shubunkin fish.
2) 15*12*4 with UG filtr. There are 6 zebra danio in it.
3) 6" cube without filter having betta in it. So which plant is suitable? In which tank.

For your goldfish tank, your choices are very limited. goldfish love to munch on plants. You can have only anubias varieties & java fern. These are the only 2 plants that goldfish will not eat. Anything else will be converted to dinner.

For the other 2 tanks, you can choose from various Anubias varieties, java fern varieties, mosses, fissidens, pelia, subwassertang etc. You could also try floating plants that will give cover & a sense of security for your fish. duckweed, water lettuce etc are some choices.

i have pointed out only a few that I could immediately think of. There are some others as well that are not coming to mind. maybe someone else would add to my list.

Another option is to keep plants in pots (rooted). This will give you a wide choice of plants.

One other thing; Your goldfish tank is a bit overcrowded. provide your golds with a larger tank & they will live happily ever after. Goldfish can live up to 20 years in captivity, given the right environment. One is considered a successful goldfish keeper if he manages to keep his golds for a minimum 10 years and they try to breed atleast every 2 years. Just a reminder that we are responsible for their well being.

For our learning purpose can someone please let why money plant or so called lucky bamboo are not suitable for aquarium. I have seen videos and photos where thai betta breeders use lucky bamboo in their betta tank...

I wanna have only the roots on the water and all the leaves outside... If I could do that I can have a beautiful setup with nice decorative plants on top of it and also my betta flaring below :)

For our learning purpose can someone please let why money plant or so called lucky bamboo are not suitable for aquarium. I have seen videos and photos where thai betta breeders use lucky bamboo in their betta tank...

I wanna have only the roots on the water and all the leaves outside... If I could do that I can have a beautiful setup with nice decorative plants on top of it and also my betta flaring below :)

Thanks,
Jeeva

Thats the point we are trying to make..
They cannot be submerged fully in the tank, but you can grow them with root part in the tank and the leaves above the water level.

Nidhi, I think he meansother considerations for planted tanks in terms of equipment.

@Kapa: By what you've been specifying, I'm assuming you don't want too much hassle due to the plants. So keep it simple. select plants that don't demand too much attention. But you definitely have to do some minimum adjustments.

I think the first consideration would be lights. you will need lighting of about 1.5 WPG (watts per gallon).

Use a 30W light fixture for your largest tank. make sure you place the lights so that the planted areas are well lit. to spread light well, you will need to use good reflectors. You can also use multiple bulbs/tubes that would total to about 30W.

For your smaller tanks, use around 12 - 15W lighting.

Since your tanks are not very deep, you can use CFLs. Look for lights with 6500K 'cool white' light.

You must not use too much light also. that will cause algae issues. Also, keep lighting period to about 6 to 8 hours per day. Increased lighting period will also cause algae. keep the lighting period the same. for example, if you turn on lights from 4pm to 10pm. Then keep the same timing. if you want to change the light timing, do it gradually. sudden changes will stress fishes, affect plant growth & also cause algae.

Other things concerned with planted tanks like CO2, fertilization etc. will not be necessary for you since your main aim is to keep your fish happy.

Thanks Athreyan.
@ Nidhi. I want to ask that, after adding plants; what should be the modifications to be done in tank, if any? Like Athreyan answered that the lighting hours & its intensity. Such kind of changes can please suggest ? How put plants on gravel ? Whether UG filter is to be taken outside ?

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